# 真人
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): zhēnrén
    (Zhuyin): ㄓㄣ ㄖㄣˊ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): zan$^1$ jan$^4$
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chin-lîn / chin-jîn
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: zhēnrén
*** Zhuyin: ㄓㄣ ㄖㄣˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: jhenrén
*** Wade–Giles: chên$^1$-jên$^2$
*** Yale: jēn-rén
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jenren
*** Palladius: чжэньжэнь (čžɛnʹžɛnʹ)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵/
*** Homophones: [Show/Hide]$^{edit}$真人 貞人 / 贞人
** (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: zhēnrénr
*** Zhuyin: ㄓㄣ ㄖㄣˊㄦ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: jhenrénr
*** Wade–Giles: chên$^1$-jên$^2$-ʼrh
*** Yale: jēn-rénr
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jenrel
*** Palladius: чжэньжэньр (čžɛnʹžɛnʹr)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ ʐəɻ³⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: zan$^1$ jan$^4$
*** Yale: jān yàhn
*** Cantonese Pinyin: dzan$^1$ jan$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: zen$^1$ yen$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sɐn⁵⁵ jɐn²¹/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Taipei, Xiamen)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chin-lîn
*** Tâi-lô: tsin-lîn
*** Phofsit Daibuun: cinliin
*** IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sin⁴⁴⁻²² lin²⁴/
*** IPA (Taipei): /t͡sin⁴⁴⁻³³ lin²⁴/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sin³³ lin²⁴/
** (Hokkien: Kaohsiung, Zhangzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chin-jîn
*** Tâi-lô: tsin-jîn
*** Phofsit Daibuun: cinjiin
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sin⁴⁴⁻²² d͡zin¹³/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sin⁴⁴⁻³³ zin²³/

### Noun

真人
* real person; real people
* (Taoism, more used in titles) true man (one who has attained the Tao); immortal
    From: Zhuangzi, circa 3rd – 2nd centuries BCE
    Héwèi zhēnrén? Gǔ zhī zhēnrén, bù nì guǎ, bù xióng chéng, bù mó shì. […] gǔ zhī zhēnrén, qí qǐn bù mèng, qí jiào wú yōu, qí shí bù gān, qí xī shēnshēn. [Pinyin]
    What is the true man? The true man in ancient times did not oppress the minority; he did not take pride in his accomplishments; he did not make plans... he did not dream when he slept; he did not worry when he was awake; he did not mind his food when he ate; he inhaled deeply when he breathed.
    From: Huainanzi, 2nd century BCE
    Gù bì sì guān zé shēn wúhuàn, bǎi jié mò yuàn, mò sǐ mò shēng, mò xū mò yíng, shì wèi zhēnrén. [Pinyin]
    Hence, if the four apertures [eyes, ears, mouth, and heart] are closed, then the whole body will be free from any problems, and all of the hundred joints will not feel sick. Not being disturbed by life or death, emptiness or fullness, such a person can be addressed as a True Man.
* (Buddhism, rare) bodhisattva or arhat

#### Synonyms

* (immortal): 仙 (xiān)

#### Derived terms

* 沖虛真人 / 冲虚真人
* 真人不露相 (zhēnrén bù lòuxiàng)
* 真人實境秀 / 真人实境秀
* 真人真事 (zhēnrénzhēnshì)
* 真人秀 (zhēnrénxiù)
* 真人面前不說假話 / 真人面前不说假话
* 真人騷 / 真人骚
* 羅真人 / 罗真人
* 郭公真人
* 魯班真人 / 鲁班真人

## Japanese

Kanji in this term :
| 真 | 人 |
| まさ Grade: 3 | と Grade: 1 |
* Alternative spelling
* 眞人 (kyūjitai)

### Etymology 1
#### Proper noun

真(まさ)人(と) • (Masato)
* a male given name

### Etymology 2
#### Noun

真人(まひと) • (mahito)
* (Taoism, mostly used in titles) one who has attained the Tao; immortal; true man

#### Proper noun

真人(まひと) • (Mahito)
* (historical) the highest of the 八色の姓 (Yakusa no Kabane, “eight hereditary titles promulgated by Emperor Tenmu”) [from 675 CE].

## Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term :
| 真 | 人 |

### Noun

真人 • (chân nhân)
* chữ Hán form of chân nhân.